In November 1995, Queen Elizabeth presides at signing of the Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Bill, making reparations for the seizure of Maori land by British colonists in 1863.

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June 15, 1987

The US House of Representatives passes a bill on September 17, 1987 to pay reparations to Japanese Americans forced into internment camps during World War II.

June 15, 1952

In 1952, Germany pays $822 million as reparations for the Holocaust.

June 15, 2001

In 2001, in another case, a French court holds that French banks that hoarded assets of Jews have to create a fund of $50 million for those individuals with evidence of previous accounts (New York Times, June 13, 2001, A-14).